承培元《说文引经证例》平议

Comment on Cheng Peiyuan's Shuowen Yinjing Zhengli

承培元的《说文引经证例》是《说文》引经研究中的一部具有很高学术价值的著作。他对《说文》的引经资料搜罗详备,并不局限于在《说文》引经和今传本经书字句的异同上作出考释,而是对所有的引经条目做出全面的研究。他的研究首先指明《说文》引经的作用,并且在《说文解字系传校勘记》的基础上对《说文》的校勘作进一步的论述,注重引经类例的阐发,但承氏所言《说文》引经之例缺乏系统的归纳,不能够上升到理论的高度去看待《说文》的引经。

Shuowen Yinjing Zhengli by Cheng Peiyuan is of great academic value,which is the essential material for studying ancient Chinese history and Confucianism of Shuowen Jiezi.The collections were detailed and comprehensive.His textual research was not confined to the contents of the similarities and differences be-tween the quotations(from Confucian classic) and today’s hand-copied book,but referred to every clauses and sub-clauses,especially in the contents.On the one hand,he indicated the functions of the quo...